Hawkins, Benjamin orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-8046 and McCambridge, Jim orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-7001 (2021) Alcohol policy, multi-level governance and corporate political strategy:The campaign for Scotland's minimum unit pricing in Edinburgh, London and Brussels. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. pp. 391-409. ISSN 1369-1481
Abstract
The Scottish government's plans for a minimum unit price for alcohol were vehemently opposed by the alcohol industry leading to a 6-year delay in implementation after legislation was passed. This article seeks to explain the consequences of devolution and European Union membership for the development of minimum unit price in Scotland through the concepts of multi-level governance, veto points and venue shifting. Systems of multi-level governance create policy interdependencies between settings, an increased number of veto points at which policies can be blocked, and the potential for policy actors to shift decision-making to forums where favourable outcomes are more likely to be attained. In the minimum unit price debates, the alcohol industry engaged in multiple forms of venue shifting and used regulatory compliance procedures and legal challenges at the EU level to try to prevent and delay the policy. This has led to a 'chilling effect' on subsequent alcohol policy developments across the United Kingdom.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number WELLCOME TRUST 200321/Z/15/Z |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2022 15:50 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 18:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148120959040 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1369148120959040 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185297 |
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